Art Director

Digitas North America; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Digitas North America is seeking an Art Director to design and execute integrated, cross-channel advertising initiatives. You will work with Photoshop and collaborate with creative directors, copywriters, and designers to produce industry-leading work.

The role requires a four-year degree and 2–4 years of art direction and digital design experience, with a strong portfolio in print and web. Travel may be required, and familiarity with AI tools is a plus as part of ideation and content generation.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree and 2–4 years of art direction and digital design experience.
• Strong portfolio showing print and Web work.
• Experience with cross-channel and direct-marketing initiatives across media.
• Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign; knowledge of HTML/dHTML.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, DALL·E) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and communicate concepts with a solid rationale.
• Design comps, storyboards, initial concepts and final deliverables.
• Brainstorm and develop campaigns across multiple projects.
• Collaborate with copywriters to ensure copy and visuals align.
• Assist the Creative Director to improve the team’s performance.

Skills

Creative thinking

Conceptual design

Print and Web design

Cross-channel campaigns

AI tools familiarity

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

HTML/dHTML

Flash

Ajax

Flex

Typography

Motion graphics

Interaction design

Job description

Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

In this role, you’re always ready to design and execute integrated, cross-channel advertising initiatives — you can turn daydreams into reality with flair and speed. You’ll spend quality time with your good friend Photoshop, yes…but you’ll also collaborate with creative directors, copywriters, designers and other key members of our creative team to produce awesome, industry-leading work.

Responsibilities

Day to day, your role will include:

• Creating and communicating concepts that intrigue and inspire both your peers and clients — with a smart rationale to back them up.
• Designing comps, storyboards, initial graphic concepts and final deliverables.
• Brainstorming and developing campaigns while working with clients on multiple projects at once.
• Collaborating and partnering with copywriters to ensure that both the copy and the visuals are in perfect sync to make the concept as powerful, vivid and compelling as possible.
• Assisting the Creative Director to improve the Creative group’s technical and creative performance.

Qualifications

We’re looking for an Art Director who is both exceptionally qualified and a delight to work with, which usually includes:

• Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind (yes, these things really do matter).
• Exceptional conceptual and design skills and a robust portfolio that shows your talent in both print and Web.
• Strong experience on large cross-channel and/or direct-marketing initiatives across media, both online and off.
• Strong expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, in-depth understanding of HTML/dHTML and Web browser capabilities, and strong typographical, motion graphic and interaction design skills, including Flash, Ajax, Flex and emerging platforms.
• A willingness to travel as needed (hey, new places, new faces, new inspiration — right?).
• A four-year degree, plus two to four years of art direction and strong digital design work experience.
• A knack for strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development and creative execution.
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $66,120.00 - USD $87,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 1/1/2027.